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We show that coalescence of nucleons emitted prior to thermalization in highly excited nuclei can explain the anomaly of kinetic energies of helium clusters. A new coalescence algorithm has been included in the statistical approach to nuclear reactions formerly used to describe intermediate mass fragment production.
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Received: 24 September 1999 / Revised version: 22 November 1999
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Neubert, W., Botvina, A. What is the physics behind the 3He–4He anomaly?. EPJ A 7, 101–106 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050016